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Prince and popular music : critical perspectives on an interdisciplinary life
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ISBN: 1501354671 1501354663 150135468X 9781501354687 9781501354663 9781501354656 9781501354656 1501354655 9781501354670 Year: 2020 Publisher: New York : [London, England] : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing,

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"A holistic, academic assessment of Prince's life and legacy, exploring his multiple identities and the ways in which they were manifested through his recorded catalogue and audiovisual personae"--


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The legacy of Mad men : cultural history, intermediality and American television
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ISBN: 9783030310905 3030310906 3030310914 Year: 2019 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan,

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“The Legacy of Mad Men adds significant new perspectives to the legacy of Mad Men scholarship. The authors apply theoretical perspectives that have been understudied in previous Mad Men work, chart new connections with previous media, and examine overlooked aspects of Men Men’s sound design. A concluding chapter insightfully considers how the election of Donald Trump has signaled a resurgence in the sexism, antisemitism, and racism critiqued in Mad Men.” - - Dr Jeremy Butler, Professor of Communication and Culture, University of Alabama For seven seasons, viewers worldwide watched as ad man Don Draper moved from adultery to self-discovery, secretary Peggy Olson became a take-no-prisoners businesswoman, object-of-the-gaze Joan Holloway developed a feminist consciousness, executive Roger Sterling tripped on LSD, and smarmy Pete Campbell became a surprisingly nice guy. Mad Men defined a pivotal moment for television, earning an enduring place in the medium’s history. This edited collection examines the enduringly popular television series as Mad Men still captivates audiences and scholars in its nuanced depiction of a complex decade. This is the first book to offer an analysis of Mad Men in its entirety, exploring the cyclical and episodic structure of the long form series and investigating issues of representation, power and social change. The collection establishes the show’s legacy in televisual terms, and brings it up to date through an examination of its cultural importance in the Trump era. Aimed at scholars and interested general readers, the book illustrates the ways in which Mad Men has become a cultural marker for reflecting upon contemporary television and politics. .


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The arena concert : music, media and mass entertainment
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ISBN: 150131632X 1628925566 9781628925562 9781628925579 1628925574 9781628925548 162892554X 9781628925555 1628925558 9781501316326 Year: 2015 Publisher: London, England : London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing,

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"The Arena Concert: Music, Media and Mass Entertainment is the first sustained engagement with what might said to be - in its melding of concert and gathering, in its evolving relationship with digital and social media, in its delivery of event, experience, technology and star - the art form of the 21st century. This volume offers interviews with key designers, discussions of the practicalities of mounting arena concerts, mixing and performing live to a mass audience, recollections of the giants of late twentieth century music in performance, and critiques of latter-day pretenders to the throne. The authors track the evolution of the arena concert, consider design and architecture, celebrity and fashion, and turn to feminism, ethnographic research, and ideas of humour, liveness and authenticity, in order to explore and frame the arena concert. The arena concert becomes the ?real time? centre of a global digital network, and the gig-goer pays not only for an immersion in (and, indeed, role in) its spectacular nature, but also for a close encounter with the performers, in this contained and exalted space. The spectacular nature of the arena concert raises challenges that have yet to be fully technologically overcome, and has given rise to a reinvention of what live music actually means. Love it or loathe it, the arena concert is a major presence in the cultural landscape of the 21st century. This volume finds out why."--

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